Category Archives: (Sandbox) Politics
White House press aide quits over threatening remarks to journalist
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A White House press aide who repeatedly threatened a reporter working on a story about his romantic life resigned on Saturday. Vanity Fair reported Friday that the aide, TJ Duck...
Feb 13, 2021
Factbox: Seven Republicans vote to convict Trump in impeachment trial
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Donald Trump was acquitted in his impeachment trial on Saturday on a charge of inciting insurrection in a Jan. 6 speech to supporters just before hundreds of them stormed the U....
Feb 13, 2021
After not-guilty vote, McConnell says Trump ‘morally responsible’ for Capitol riot
By David Morgan and Makini Brice WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell called Donald Trump "practically and morally responsible" for his supporters' deadly attack on the C...
Feb 13, 2021
Poll: Most Americans think Trump at least partially responsible for Capitol attack
By Chris Kahn (Reuters) - Seventy-one percent of American adults, including nearly half of all Republicans, believe former President Donald Trump was at least partially responsible for starting the de...
Feb 13, 2021
Trump impeachment trial could wrap up on Saturday, conviction seen unlikely
By Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Donald Trump's second impeachment trial could conclude on Saturday, leaving a divided U.S. Senate to decide whether the former president incited his supporters ...
Feb 13, 2021
Senator Graham’s call with Georgia official part of election probe: Washington Post
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Georgia prosecutor plans to examine a phone call between U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham and Georgia's secretary of state as part of a criminal investigation into whether former P...
Feb 12, 2021
Virginia man with ties to anti-government ‘Oath Keepers’ pleads not guilty in Capitol riots case
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Virginia man whom prosecutors accuse of plotting for months in advance with fellow associates of the anti-government "Oath Keepers" militia to storm the U.S....
Feb 12, 2021
White House suspends press aide who reportedly threatened journalist
By Alexandra Alper WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House said on Friday it temporarily suspended a press aide after he reportedly threatened a reporter who was working on a story about his romantic r...
Feb 12, 2021
U.S. Congress panel to hear Postal Service officials on finances
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Top postal officials are scheduled to testify before a U.S. congressional panel on Feb. 24, as lawmakers consider how to repair U.S. Postal Service finances....
Feb 12, 2021
Republican enthusiasm for second Trump term lags as impeachment trial nears end
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Republicans, while likely to acquit former President Donald Trump at his impeachment trial, showed little enthusiasm this week for a possible second White...
Feb 12, 2021
